- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17454-DB MFA No. 7071 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 7071 OF 2017 (FC) BETWEEN: SMT RATNA KUMAR D/O K. NARAYANA W/O MALIGE MURALI KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.1-1-19/1/B-2/1, BUDVEL, RAJENDRANAGAR, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT, HYDERABAD - 500 030. …APPELLANT [BY SMT. RADHA Y., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)] AND: SRI. MALIGE MURALI KRISHNA S/O MALIGE PEDDA LAKSHMANA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT NO.166, 3RD FLOOR, 5TH CROSS, SANJAY NAGAR, NEAR TULASI THEATRE, MARATHAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 037. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JOSHUA H. SAMUEL, ADVOCATE) THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF FAMILY COURT ACT, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 10.03.2017 PASSED IN M.C.NO.4268/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU, ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SECTION 13(1)(ia) AND (ib) OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT. Digitally signed by KAVYA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:17454-DB MFA No. 7071 of 2017 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT BANERJI) Despite the matter being called out twice, no one appears for the appellant. The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JAYANT BANERJI) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12